HTS heading · chapter 85
8535
Electrical apparatus for switching or protecting electrical circuits, or for making connections to or in electrical circuits (for example, switches, fuses, lightning arresters, voltage limiters, surge suppressors, plugs and other connectors, junction boxes), for a voltage exceeding 1,000 V
Analysis
Heading 8535 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule covers electrical apparatus for switching or protecting electrical circuits, or for making connections to or in electrical circuits (for example, switches, fuses, lightning arresters, voltage limiters, surge suppressors, plugs…. It divides into 6 six-digit subheadings and 7 eight-digit tariff lines, with 12 ten-digit statistical suffixes below them.
None of its 7 lines is duty-free at the general rate. Rates run from 2% to 2.7% with a median of 2.7%, so the line you choose sets the duty.
The largest subheadings are 8535.90 (other, 2 lines), 8535.10 (unnamed, 1 line), 8535.21 (unnamed, 1 line) and 8535.29 (unnamed, 1 line).
Its median rate of 2.7% sits at the 74th percentile of the headings in chapter 85.
By Census's concordance, most of its statistical lines are made by Switchgear and Switchboard Apparatus Manufacturing (335313), Current-Carrying Wiring Device Manufacturing (335931) and Relay and Industrial Control Manufacturing (335314). Those are the NAICS industries a US producer of these goods would report under.
Tariff lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 8535.10.00 | Electrical apparatus for switching or protecting electrical circuits, or for making connections to or in electrical circuits (for example, switches, fuses, lightning arresters, voltage limiters, surge suppressors, plugs and other connectors, junction boxes), for a voltage exceeding 1,000 V: fuses | 2.7% |
| 8535.21.00 | For a voltage of less than 72.5 kV | 2.7% |
| 8535.29.00 | Automatic circuit breakers: other | 2% |
| 8535.30.00 | Isolating switches and make-and-break switches | 2.7% |
| 8535.40.00 | Lightning arresters, voltage limiters and surge suppressors | 2.7% |
| 8535.90.40 | Motor starters and motor overload protectors | 2.7% |
| 8535.90.80 | Other: other | 2.7% |